And when you buy the good one it still breaks after one season. Case in point: most of my "brand name" shoes. Tempted to just buy local from a small manufacturer. The guy basically allows you to go in, point at a pair of shoes and say like "I want these shoes, but size 47 and with more fluff inside because my feet get cold" and he's like "Okay, it'll be ready by Wednesday" and you actually don't pay more than for a brand name shoe.
Mood. I splurged one year for my birthday, and got some doc martens. they started splitting apart at the seam of the boot and the rubber after a year. Come to find out, they don't even have their lifetime guarantee anymore because they switched manufacturers and their boots are shit now.
Every sneaker I bought basically has its sole completely worn down and the fabric ripped within one season. Are my feet broken (my orthopedist says they somewhat are) or what?
Curiously went on that local manufacturer's website, and he's got like, some really clean looking shoes for way less. And, like, he doesn't even make them in Bangladesh or so, they literally make them a few blocks from me (from what I've heard, dude has some crazy coronavirus safety measures, like, with non-overlapping shifts and breaks for disinfection and airing the whole place out).
And when you buy the good one it still breaks after one season. Case in point: most of my "brand name" shoes. Tempted to just buy local from a small manufacturer. The guy basically allows you to go in, point at a pair of shoes and say like "I want these shoes, but size 47 and with more fluff inside because my feet get cold" and he's like "Okay, it'll be ready by Wednesday" and you actually don't pay more than for a brand name shoe.
Mood. I splurged one year for my birthday, and got some doc martens. they started splitting apart at the seam of the boot and the rubber after a year. Come to find out, they don't even have their lifetime guarantee anymore because they switched manufacturers and their boots are shit now.
Every sneaker I bought basically has its sole completely worn down and the fabric ripped within one season. Are my feet broken (my orthopedist says they somewhat are) or what?
Curiously went on that local manufacturer's website, and he's got like, some really clean looking shoes for way less. And, like, he doesn't even make them in Bangladesh or so, they literally make them a few blocks from me (from what I've heard, dude has some crazy coronavirus safety measures, like, with non-overlapping shifts and breaks for disinfection and airing the whole place out).
that rules, worth a shot imo. Also fuck corporations